Fans are having a field day roasting him for the duds but Golden State coach Steve Kerr was there to provide some much-needed perspective during his postgame commentary. "Jimmy changed our season," Kerr said.

After the Warriors’ Game 1 win, Butler averaged 20.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, five assists and one steal per game while shooting 45.8% from the field in Curry’s absence during the final four games of the playoff series. Butler totaled just 31 points on 20 field-goal attempts in Games 4 and 5 after scoring 33 points on 26 shots in Game 3 of the series.

To call this vindication would be way too simplistic considering how it ended for his own team. So leave to others whether Miami Heat President Pat Riley got his joy back on Wednesday night when

In five games against the Timberwolves, Butler put up his usual counting stats, but failed to live up to his "Playoff Jimmy" moniker in pivotal moments.

The pursuit of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo figures to be the biggest storyline of the upcoming NBA offseason, but the Golden State Warriors reportedly may not be one of the primary players despite a second-round playoff exit.

A: Or is it insanity to suddenly veer from a coalition of leadership that has produced visits to the conference finals in three of the past six seasons? The Heat’s approach has been that the light at the end of the tunnel is not as distant as it appears. The record over the past six years stands as evidence. These are not stumblebums.

Has anyone seen playoff Jimmy? At least not the Miami Heat fans. The Warriors found themselves in a tough spot during Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Coming into the game down three games to one in the series,

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